the daughter in law was due about now to give birth to her third, everything was planned over near Ipswich, but as with many best laid plans...
8:30am, daughter says to hubby, "thinks theres movements, time to go to hospital"
kids are bundled in back of the hire car (old one written off last week) sets off for hospital, but of course, gets caught up in the morning rush hour,
she then says those imortal words "ouch, I think its coming" - problem being, shes in the queue of traffic going nowhere.
hubby only choice is to pull in to the bus stop, only to hear "bugger, I think the waters broke"
bus pulls in behind and starts hooting. and hollering about inconsiderate drivers
daughter is by now starting to moan a bit (quite loudly).
hubby rushes round to her side, phone in hand ringing for an ambulance
daughter says "bugger, I can feel something happening in my trousers", so, still in the bustop, still with the bus struggling to get back in the queue of traffic, the only solution is to "pull her trousers down" and get down to business
"whoops, bit of a problem, I can see the head" says hubby
"don't panic mr mannering, the ambulance will be with you shortly" says the 999 operator
next thing you know, the ambulance weaves in and out and pulls up in the bus stop, the "technician" jumps out saying "hang on in there love, not done one of these before, it'll be my first, why not come over to the ambulance, I think we can do a little bit better that hanging out of the passenger door"
Husband i sent off to get a "modesty blanket" from the back of the ambulance, but the daughters having none of it - he doesn't come back in time, so wobbles over to the ambulance (with out the lower half of her clothes but determined to lay down in the back of the ambulance to make life easier for everyone)
just about gets in the back, the husband is told to "go back and look after your kids, we'll take over from here"
ambulance sets off for the hospital, gets another 100yds down the road before he's got to pull over again and before you know it, the babe is born, (8lb 10oz baby boy called Oscar) ambulance weaves in and out of rush hour traffic, and gets to hospital for 9:00am,
all the midwives have to do is "sort out the rest of the birth" inside the ambulance, before mum and babe is taken off to the labour ward to "clean up"
dad arrives with kids, everyone is fine,
and by tea-time, she's back home
all the hubby had to do is phone up the hire company explain there's been a bit of an accident in the front seat that needs the cleaners in to sort out, and any chance of a replacement car.
what a day, not sure what everyone in the queue thought, hope the bus driver didn't get delayed too much and lets hope no-one was offended with the sight of a 25yr old half naked girl being helped into the ambulance cursing and swearing quite loudly
everyone is fine, no other complications, but talk about a quick birth !
8:30am, daughter says to hubby, "thinks theres movements, time to go to hospital"
kids are bundled in back of the hire car (old one written off last week) sets off for hospital, but of course, gets caught up in the morning rush hour,
she then says those imortal words "ouch, I think its coming" - problem being, shes in the queue of traffic going nowhere.
hubby only choice is to pull in to the bus stop, only to hear "bugger, I think the waters broke"
bus pulls in behind and starts hooting. and hollering about inconsiderate drivers
daughter is by now starting to moan a bit (quite loudly).
hubby rushes round to her side, phone in hand ringing for an ambulance
daughter says "bugger, I can feel something happening in my trousers", so, still in the bustop, still with the bus struggling to get back in the queue of traffic, the only solution is to "pull her trousers down" and get down to business
"whoops, bit of a problem, I can see the head" says hubby
"don't panic mr mannering, the ambulance will be with you shortly" says the 999 operator
next thing you know, the ambulance weaves in and out and pulls up in the bus stop, the "technician" jumps out saying "hang on in there love, not done one of these before, it'll be my first, why not come over to the ambulance, I think we can do a little bit better that hanging out of the passenger door"
Husband i sent off to get a "modesty blanket" from the back of the ambulance, but the daughters having none of it - he doesn't come back in time, so wobbles over to the ambulance (with out the lower half of her clothes but determined to lay down in the back of the ambulance to make life easier for everyone)
just about gets in the back, the husband is told to "go back and look after your kids, we'll take over from here"
ambulance sets off for the hospital, gets another 100yds down the road before he's got to pull over again and before you know it, the babe is born, (8lb 10oz baby boy called Oscar) ambulance weaves in and out of rush hour traffic, and gets to hospital for 9:00am,
all the midwives have to do is "sort out the rest of the birth" inside the ambulance, before mum and babe is taken off to the labour ward to "clean up"
dad arrives with kids, everyone is fine,
and by tea-time, she's back home
all the hubby had to do is phone up the hire company explain there's been a bit of an accident in the front seat that needs the cleaners in to sort out, and any chance of a replacement car.
what a day, not sure what everyone in the queue thought, hope the bus driver didn't get delayed too much and lets hope no-one was offended with the sight of a 25yr old half naked girl being helped into the ambulance cursing and swearing quite loudly
everyone is fine, no other complications, but talk about a quick birth !
Sam
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